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Berkes, Ferenc
GM🇭🇺FIDE 718572· Male· Hungary· Born in 1985
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Ferenc Berkes, a 41-year-old Hungarian Grandmaster, is rated 2601 and ranked 4th among Hungarian players, and 151st worldwide. He is currently in the 2600–2625 range. 66 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, and HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial Partial R 5. His peak of 2706 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2011); he also reached World #39 in Nov 2011 and spent 125 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2002 (age 17) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U18, World #2 in U20 and World #5 in U16.
Current rating
2601
Standard
Rpd2626·Blz2664
All-time high
2706
−105 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 26
Sep 2011 · age 26
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Hungarian players · of 3,211
125 months in World top 100 (2003–2022)
125 months in World top 100 (2003–2022)
Career timeline
32 entries2026
15th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2608
May 2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 41
Mar 2026
2022
125 months in world top 100
longest streak 46 months · since Oct 2003
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 37
Sep 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2650
at age 35
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 34
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2613 → 2601
Tournaments
11
58 games
Score
36.5/ 5862.9%
19W35D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 6/7 | #7 | 2746 | +10.9 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #86 | 2431 | -7.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #17 | 2650 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2549 | -0.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 3211 | +2.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2659 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2400 | -2.5 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2582 | -1.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 3086 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #29 | 2554 | -7.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViktor ErdosGM
🇭🇺HUN·2552
+3 −0 =13
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZoltan Dr. MedvegyGM
🇭🇺HUN·2505
+6 −1 =6
13 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsTamas BanuszGM
🇭🇺HUN·2598
+2 −1 =9
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPeter AcsGM
🇭🇺HUN·2561
+6 −0 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCsaba HorvathGM
🇭🇺HUN·2465
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
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Hungary
#4
out of 3,402 players
Europe
#81
in continent
World
#151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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